Another Day With My PC

Just when it seems that Intel has already made the ultimate processor in Core 2 Duo, it raised the bar yet again when it recently unveiled its new line of microprocessors.

Intel will be using the 45nm manufacturing process for the dual and quad-core chips dubbed as “Penryn”. This new innovation will allow the leading chip-maker to reduce processor size while continuously pushing clock speeds up.

This news can be either good or bad. Of course this is positive news in general for the IT industry. The faster the processor, the more productive the user is. However, software developers will be designing their products in such a way that it will demand more from the new processors since the latter have something extra to give.

I don’t know if I’ll be changing my still reliable Pentium D desktop anytime soon. Even though programmers are now designing their products in such a way that it will only run smoothly when using at least a core duo processor, I still believe that many applications won’t be needing that amount of computing power. As long as you have at least 512 GB of RAM and constantly optimize your unit, you’ll feel that your Pentium IV or III is running on steroids.

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